Review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) by Bmaster4616 — 05 Sep 2014
It's a viewing only for those who have the stomach, but the emotional roller coaster ride you take along with Solomon Northup is almost perfect. The character development and other key aspects of the film, make it a must watch.
The movie almost plays like a Schindler's list meets passion of the Christ. The one negative thing I can say about the film is the unnecessary brutality at some parts and also how it drawn out. Sooner or later I felt like I've been here and done this for two hours already.
Though the movie closes off with a fantastic conclusion to a movie that will leave you hating yourself...especially if your white. Though my ancestress weren't in America during slavery and basically Irish people were slaves years before blacks; you still get that terrible sense you did something wrong.
You can take this badly or good. I choose neither. It paints a picture of what we (as whites) did to blacks, which is basically the worst thing ever committed by Americans, and gives it to us. It's a very well down movie and does seem to be one of the best movies of 2013.
Overall it has some big flaws but rights itself in the end with a extremely emotional finale. 9.
This review of 12 Years a Slave (2013) was written by Bmaster4616 on 05 Sep 2014.
12 Years a Slave has generally received very positive reviews.
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